Sock



May 5, 1931 P. l.. SCHNFELD 1,803,980

Filed Aug. 29, 1925 erg.;

Patented May 5,' 1931 UNITEDl STATES PATENT. OFI-Ic Application illed August 29, 1925, Serial No. 53,219, and in Great Britain November 6, 1924.

This inventionrelates to improvements in stockings or socks and has for one of its ob- `jects to provide an improved stocklng or sock which is fitted at its upper margin or edge with'a rubber ring or band to prevent slip ing down of the sock. l T e above andother objects will appear more fully from the following detailed. description taken vin connection with ftheaccompanying drawing, which illustrates by way of example a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea. In'the drawings, Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a sock constructed in'accordance with the invention; and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper edge or margin of the sock. v

Referring to the drawings, a designates a sock of a preferred form which is of such len h that the upper edge b thereof is located etween the hollow of the knee and the calf of the leg when the sock is put on. This upper edge is made elastic and may be single or double and may consist 'of any convenient kind of fabric which may be sewn or stitched on. A sock of this type fits tightly yet comfortably on the leg so that it cannotslip down and the use of gartersis not required.

Socks of the improved type described have a better hold than the commonly used short socks, the elastic edge of which sits on the calf so that the edge is bound to widen after some time so that the sock slips down. The

elastic edge of my improved stocking or sock may be formed as a hollow hem within which is arranged a ring of'rubber c' as shown in Fig. 2. Rubber insertions in stockings are known but what i's new in the present case is fthe cmbination of two characteristic fea- 40 tures known perse, e. g. the lengthening of the leg of a sock so that theedge is` above the calf and at the same time the insertion of a rubber strip or elastic band in or on the edge of the -sock as can be seen from Figurev2 of the accompanying drawings. A sock of this type lis distinguished by a permanent smooth t in view of the fact that it doesnot exert the leg where the 'rubber ring is situated this rubber ring has holes d as shown in Figure 2. This feature' of my invention is of great importance as the holes or perforations d not only reduce the tension required to expand the rubber ring, so that the strongest rubber may be used in manufacturing the ring without danger of the ring constricting or cutting into the Heshencircled thereby-when in use, but also prevent any appreciable ,alteration in the dimensions of the ring (i. e. expansion or contraction) after repeated washing and even boiling of the stocking or sock, so that the original elasticity is retained. The perforations may, as shown in Fig. 2, be arranged in spaced parallel rows extending around the ring. c

What I claim'and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l 1. A stocking having a hollow hem on the upper end thereof and a rubber ring permanently enclosed within said hem, said ring being provided with unobstructed perforations to prevent alteration of the dimensions f of the ring when the stocking is washed and of substantial size suilicient to permit ventilation of that portion of the leg encircled' by the ring. v

2. A knee-length stocking having a hollow hem on the upper edge thereof and -a rubber ring permanently enclosed within said hem, said rlng being perforated to prevent alteration of the dimensions of the ring when the stocking is washed, and to permit ventilation of that portion of the leg encircled by the ring, said perforations being arranged in spaced parallel rows extending around the ring.

PAUL LINUS SOHNFELD. 

